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Let the Scoreboard Watching Begin

Cubs win tonight over the Astros 4-1 at Wrigley with a strong outing by Wells (the kind of outing I expected last week when I bet on the Cubs to beat the Nationals in Vegas) and a dominant performance by Marmol. Timely hits didn’t hurt the cause either and now it’s time to see what the other NL wild card hunters do this evening. Here’s how the NL Wild Card standings look right now:

This doesn’t take into account the fact that the Cubs won though the Giants loss is reflected. Currently the Rockies are up on the Mets 8-3 in the 7th inning with the bases loaded. Not good. Atlanta and Florida have an NL East rivalry showdown series going so that will be convenient watching them beat each other up as long as the Cubs continue to win. Four teams to catch. We’re in this position due to inconsistency throughout the year along with a number of other reasons. It is what it is. September is the season for W’s and scoreboard watching. Let the season begin! Way to go today boys. Great game Wells and Marmol. And was it me, or did Lee and Ramirez actually look like they were having a good time? Love having Baker out there. Feel like when he plays we win. Same kind of feeling I get when Wells pitches. Also enjoyed the late Fuld for Soriano defensive replacement. This is all part of what I mentioned earlier today regarding what the Cubs need to do in my opinion to claim the wild card…a position that has repeatedly resulted in teams making appearances in, and at times even winning, the World Series.

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